Monthly Archives : January 2015

The Afghan Whigs’ will be heading back to the UK for shows in the first week of February. If you would like to review, request sessions or promo, this will be their last tour for a little while – please give us a shout asap.

Anyone out there who is lovely enough to plug these dates this week as a preview and would like a new video, here’s The Lottery. You are the best!

The Afghan Whigs’ album Do to the Beast’ is their first-ever U.S. & U.K. Top 40 album debut: In the U.S. the album entered the Billboard Top 200 album chart at No. 32 and in the U.K., Do to the Beast entered at No. 40.

Get ready Camden Town – the first wave of acts for this year’s huge Camden Rocks festival have been announced.

Taking over various venues in Camden Town on Saturday 30th May, Camden Rocks welcomes Welsh post-hardcore legends Funeral For A Friend, Austin alt. rock stalwarts … And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead and rockers Heavens Basement as three massive names for this years event. Renowned New York proto-punks The Dictators also join the bill alongside some of the finest acts from Britain’s current crop of stellar rock, punk and metal acts, including Black Spiders, Dinosaur Pile-Up, Turbowolf, Feed The Rhino and God Damn.

Having just announced 40 incredible acts, Camden Rocks still have over 200 more bands to announce for this year’s festivities! Now in its fourth year, Camden Rocks takes over the legendary venues, pubs and bars in Camden Town and this year is set to be the biggest festival yet.

As a Camden Rocks exclusive, Funeral For A Friend are planning something very special for fans. Frontman Matthew Davies says: “We’re thrilled to have been invited to play Camden Rocks. We’re looking forward to banging out three in your face sets across Camden during the day so make sure you’re in attendance as we’ll probably be mixing it up a fair bit!”.

…And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead’s Jason Reece says: “We are truly excited to be a part of Camden Rocks. It will be a hoot and a hollar. Good times, great oldies. Mosh-tastic and slam-a-riffical! Bring your Sunday best and your Friday worst. We want to rock wit U. Hail Satan!”

Iconic British punk band Gallows are proud to announce the release of their new album ‘Desolation Sounds’, to be released through their own label Venn and Play It Again Sam Records this coming April 13th.

‘Desolation Sounds’ is Gallows album number four. Titled after an expanse of water in frontman Wade MacNeil’s native Canada, it features ten songs, runs for 36 minutes and might just be the most bleakly beautiful, weighty and affecting collection of music you will hear this year.

The album represents a new chapter in Gallows career as they move towards their tenth anniversary. Co-produced by Steve Sears at Titan Studios, Watford, it’s a body of work which builds upon the aggression and passion of the band’s acclaimed catalogue while opening up new horizons for the quartet. It is, says Gallows founding member Laurent ‘Lags’ Barnard, “the record I’ve dreamt about making.”

“I think the album sounds really fearless,” the guitarist continues. “It’s the sound of a band that’s comfortable with playing music together, rather than trying to fit into a certain scene or zeitgeist or any preconceived notion of what the band should be. We just ignored the outside music world and made an album that felt good in our guts.”

Prior to the album’s release the band will issue a new single ‘Bonfire Season’ as a digital download and 7” vinyl. Dark and foreboding, it finds Gallows wading into murkier waters.

“Bonfire Season began as an ode to the amazing Siouxsie and the Banshees,” explains Laurent. “I’ve always been a fan of that slightly gothic, dark style of punk and felt it was the time for Gallows to explore that style of music. The verses still have that old school boot stomp feel but combined with atmospheric noises providing menacing undertones. “

With a video shot by Canadian director and musician Josh Reichmann, his dark and foreboding film style perfectly suits the song’s menacing and heavy vibes, as previously showcased on the band’s video for the track ‘Chains’ in 2014 which Reichmann also created.

The 7” single will feature the following tracks and will be available for pre-order from gallows.co.uk

The Afghan Whigs have delivered a fun, self-directed, GoPro-filmed video for “The Lottery,” one of the standouts from the band’s latest Do to the Beast.

Greg Dulli says of the visual, “Meet Ryan O’Hara, our monitor engineer. He wakes up everyday with a smile on his face and something positive to share with you. Every night during the gig he performs a parallel show behind the board and it’s phenomenal to watch. Occasionally, I’ll forget to sing because I’m watching him turn into Bez from Happy Mondays. But that’s rock and roll for you. It keeps you young.”

The Afghan Whigs’ previously announced European tour begins February 2nd in Dublin, IE at The Academy and ending on February 24th in Tel Aviv, ISR at Barby. For the most up to date information and tickets please visit theafghanwhigs.com.

The Afghan Whigs Do to the Beast is group’s acclaimed new album and first-ever U.S. & U.K. Top 40 album debut: In the U.S. the album entered the Billboard Top 200 album chart at No. 32 and in the U.K., Do to the Beast entered at No. 40.